Title: King of the Gods Greek Name: Zeus Day of the Week: Thursday Solar System: Jupiter Wonder of the World: Statue of Olympia Relations: Son of Saturn. Grandson of Uranus. Brother of Neptune and Pluto. Has many Children.
~ His messenger is that of an Eagle.
~His weapon is a Thunderbolt.
~ Though the other Gods are afraid of him, he is a little afraid of his wife Juno.
Neptune
Title: God of the Sea Greek Name: Poseidon Solar System: Planet Neptune Relations: Son of Saturn. Grandson of Uranus. Brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Has many children.
~ He carried a trident with three prongs.
~ He rode a dolphin or a horse (which were the white foam at the tops of the waves, or known as Seahorses).
~Was the God of Earthquakes.
~ Was also the God of horses and Horseracing.
Pluto
Title: God of Death Greek Name: Hades Solar System: Dwarf Planet Pluto Relations: Son of Saturn. Brother of Jupiter and Neptune. Husband of Proserpine.
~Romans were afraid to say his real name lest they draw his attention to them and die.
~Was sometimes confused with the Greek God Plutus, the God of Wealth.
~ The Moon of Dwarf Planet is named Charon, named after the Underworld Ferryman.
Apollo
Title: God of the Sun Greek Name: Apollo is a Greek name. Day of the Week: Sunday Solar System: Sun Relations: Son of Jupiter. Brother of Diana
~Being the Sun God, he drove a chariot of fiery horses across the sky to give light to the world.
~Apollo had a son called Phaethon, who was human.
~ Apollo was the God of music, and played the lyre.
Mars
Title: God of War Greek Name: Ares
Solar System: Planet Mars Month: March Day of the Week: Tuesday Relations: Son of Jupiter. Father of Romulu and Remus.
~ Romans, who were great Soldiers, thoughts Mars was extremely important.
~ Mars' sons, Romulu and Remus, were the founders of Rome.
~ When Romulu and Remus were babies they were left to die, only to be suckled by a mother wolf.
~ Romulus gave his name to Rome.
~ The campus Martius was used to train soldiers and hold horse races. March was called after Mars because it was the month soldiers began fighting again after winter.
Cupid
Title: God of Love Greek Name: Eros Relations: Son of Venus
~ Was a mischievous God who carried a bow. Anyone hit by one of his arrows fell madly in love.
~ After scratching himself with an arrow, Cupid fell in love with a human woman he'd been looking after, Psyche.
Mercury Title: Messenger of the gods Greek Name: Hermes Relations: Son of Jupiter. Son of Maia. Day of the Week: Wednesday Solar System: Planet Mercury
~ Also the God of Travelers.
~ Had a winged hat and sandals so he could fly.
~ Was also the God of Thieves.
~ Also the God of Science and Business.
~ After stealing some of Apollo's cows, he was caught due to the fact he had made a lyre strung with cow gut. Apollo agreed Mercury could keep the cows if he could have the lyre.
Vulcan
Title: The Smith God Greek Name: Hephaestus Relations: Son of Jupiter
~ Made Jupiter's Thunderbolts
~ His smithy was in the volcano Etna in Sicily.
~ After making Jupiter angry, Vulcan was thrown from the Heaven's where he broke both legs; making him lame.
~ He made women of Gold to help work in his smithy.
Bacchus
Title: God of Wine Greek Name: Dionysus Relations: Son of Jupiter
~ Also the God of Theater, since the first plays in Greece were held in his honor.
~ Accompanied by Maenads, or wild dancing women.
Saturn
Title: God of Time Greek Name: Cronos Day of the Week: Saturday Solar System: Planet Saturn Relations: Son of Uranus and Gaia. Father of Jupiter, Pluto, and Neptune.
~ His weapon was a scythe
~ He was called "Old Father Time."
~ Saturn ruled the Gods before his son, Jupiter.
~ His sons represented the three things he, as Time, could not kill: air, water, and death.
Janus
Title: The God of Doors
Month: January
~ He kept the gates of Heaven, so he became the God of Gates and Doors.
~ His temple in Rome had it's doors wide open during Wars and closed during peace.
~ He had two faces, one looking forward and one looking back.
Goddesses
Juno
Title: Queen of the Gods Greek Name: Hera Month: June Relations: The wife of Jupiter. The mother of Mars and Vulcan.
~She was the wife of Jupiter, and the Goddess of women and childbirth.
~Her bird was that of a peacock.
~The first day of each month (the Kalends) belonged to Juno.
Venus
Title: Goddess of Love Greek Name: Aphrodite Day of the Week: Friday Relations: Daughter of Jupiter. Mother of Cupid. Solar System: Planet Venus
~ Was born in the sea, and came to shore at Cyprus floating on a scallop shell.
Diana
Title: Goddess of the Moon Greek Name: Artemis Day of the Week: Monday Relations: Sister of Apollo. Daughter of Leto. Wonder of the World: Temple at Ephesus
~Her twin brother, Apollo, was the God of the Sun while she was Goddess of the Moon.
~ Carried a bow and arrows since she was Goddess of the Hunt.
~ Helped women in childbirth because her mother gave birth to her and Apollo so easily.
Minerva
Title: Goddess of Wisdom Greek Name: Athene Relations: Daughter of Jupiter Symbol: An Owl City: Athen's
~ Was also Goddess of Arts and Crafts
Ceres
Title: Earth Goddess Greek Name: Demeter Relations: Mother of Proserpine
~ Also the Goddess of Corn
Proserpine
Title: Goddess of the Underworld Greek Name: Persephone Relations: Daughter of Ceres. Wife of Pluto.
~After eating six seeds of an underworld pomegranate, she is forced to stay in the underworld for six months.
Vesta
Title: Goddess of Home Greek Name: Hestia Relations: Sister of Jupiter.
~ Goddess of the Hearth, the center of the Roman Home.
~ A quiet, well-behaved Goddess who never joined in fights of the other gods.
~ A protector of the sacred flame, which was supposed to have been brought from Troy to Rome by the Hero Aeneus.
~In Roman homes, everyday during a meal, a small cake was thrown into the fire for Vesta.
Maia
Title: Goddess of Growth Month: May Relations: Mother of Mercury
~ On the first day of may people would go out Maying. This could have been a show of honor to Maia, or the Flower Goddess.
~ We still have the first Monday in May as a Holiday.
~ Flora, the Flower Goddess, are similar Goddesses.
Uranus and Gaia
Titles: Uranus was the God of the Sky, Gaia the Goddess of the Earth. Greek Names: Uranus and Gaia are Greek names. Relations: Parents of Jupiter. Solar System: The Planet Uranus.
~ Uranus was a shadow figure right at the start of time. He came before Saturn who came before Jupiter.
~ They were not worshiped by the Romans.
~ After a violent argument, Uranus and Gaia split up, forever separating the Earth and the Sky.
Maddy- Gods
Jupiter
Title: King of the GodsGreek Name: Zeus
Day of the Week: Thursday
Solar System: Jupiter
Wonder of the World: Statue of Olympia
Relations: Son of Saturn. Grandson of Uranus. Brother of Neptune and Pluto. Has many Children.
~ His messenger is that of an Eagle.
~His weapon is a Thunderbolt.
~ Though the other Gods are afraid of him, he is a little afraid of his wife Juno.
Neptune
Title: God of the SeaGreek Name: Poseidon
Solar System: Planet Neptune
Relations: Son of Saturn. Grandson of Uranus. Brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Has many children.
~ He carried a trident with three prongs.
~ He rode a dolphin or a horse (which were the white foam at the tops of the waves, or known as Seahorses).
~Was the God of Earthquakes.
~ Was also the God of horses and Horseracing.
Pluto
Title: God of DeathGreek Name: Hades
Solar System: Dwarf Planet Pluto
Relations: Son of Saturn. Brother of Jupiter and Neptune. Husband of Proserpine.
~Romans were afraid to say his real name lest they draw his attention to them and die.
~Was sometimes confused with the Greek God Plutus, the God of Wealth.
~ The Moon of Dwarf Planet is named Charon, named after the Underworld Ferryman.
Apollo
Title: God of the SunGreek Name: Apollo is a Greek name.
Day of the Week: Sunday
Solar System: Sun
Relations: Son of Jupiter. Brother of Diana
~Being the Sun God, he drove a chariot of fiery horses across the sky to give light to the world.
~Apollo had a son called Phaethon, who was human.
~ Apollo was the God of music, and played the lyre.
Mars
Title: God of WarGreek Name: Ares
Solar System: Planet Mars
Month: March
Day of the Week: Tuesday
Relations: Son of Jupiter. Father of Romulu and Remus.
~ Romans, who were great Soldiers, thoughts Mars was extremely important.
~ Mars' sons, Romulu and Remus, were the founders of Rome.
~ When Romulu and Remus were babies they were left to die, only to be suckled by a mother wolf.
~ Romulus gave his name to Rome.
~ The campus Martius was used to train soldiers and hold horse races. March was called after Mars because it was the month soldiers began fighting again after winter.
Cupid
Title: God of LoveGreek Name: Eros
Relations: Son of Venus
~ Was a mischievous God who carried a bow. Anyone hit by one of his arrows fell madly in love.
~ After scratching himself with an arrow, Cupid fell in love with a human woman he'd been looking after, Psyche.
Mercury
Title: Messenger of the gods
Greek Name: Hermes
Relations: Son of Jupiter. Son of Maia.
Day of the Week: Wednesday
Solar System: Planet Mercury
~ Also the God of Travelers.
~ Had a winged hat and sandals so he could fly.
~ Was also the God of Thieves.
~ Also the God of Science and Business.
~ After stealing some of Apollo's cows, he was caught due to the fact he had made a lyre strung with cow gut. Apollo agreed Mercury could keep the cows if he could have the lyre.
Vulcan
Title: The Smith GodGreek Name: Hephaestus
Relations: Son of Jupiter
~ Made Jupiter's Thunderbolts
~ His smithy was in the volcano Etna in Sicily.
~ After making Jupiter angry, Vulcan was thrown from the Heaven's where he broke both legs; making him lame.
~ He made women of Gold to help work in his smithy.
Bacchus
Title: God of WineGreek Name: Dionysus
Relations: Son of Jupiter
~ Also the God of Theater, since the first plays in Greece were held in his honor.
~ Accompanied by Maenads, or wild dancing women.
Saturn
Title: God of TimeGreek Name: Cronos
Day of the Week: Saturday
Solar System: Planet Saturn
Relations: Son of Uranus and Gaia. Father of Jupiter, Pluto, and Neptune.
~ His weapon was a scythe
~ He was called "Old Father Time."
~ Saturn ruled the Gods before his son, Jupiter.
~ His sons represented the three things he, as Time, could not kill: air, water, and death.
Janus
Title: The God of DoorsMonth: January
~ He kept the gates of Heaven, so he became the God of Gates and Doors.
~ His temple in Rome had it's doors wide open during Wars and closed during peace.
~ He had two faces, one looking forward and one looking back.
Goddesses
Juno
Title: Queen of the GodsGreek Name: Hera
Month: June
Relations: The wife of Jupiter. The mother of Mars and Vulcan.
~She was the wife of Jupiter, and the Goddess of women and childbirth.
~Her bird was that of a peacock.
~The first day of each month (the Kalends) belonged to Juno.
Venus
Title: Goddess of LoveGreek Name: Aphrodite
Day of the Week: Friday
Relations: Daughter of Jupiter. Mother of Cupid.
Solar System: Planet Venus
~ Was born in the sea, and came to shore at Cyprus floating on a scallop shell.
Diana
Title: Goddess of the MoonGreek Name: Artemis
Day of the Week: Monday
Relations: Sister of Apollo. Daughter of Leto.
Wonder of the World: Temple at Ephesus
~Her twin brother, Apollo, was the God of the Sun while she was Goddess of the Moon.
~ Carried a bow and arrows since she was Goddess of the Hunt.
~ Helped women in childbirth because her mother gave birth to her and Apollo so easily.
Minerva
Title: Goddess of WisdomGreek Name: Athene
Relations: Daughter of Jupiter
Symbol: An Owl
City: Athen's
~ Was also Goddess of Arts and Crafts
Ceres
Title: Earth GoddessGreek Name: Demeter
Relations: Mother of Proserpine
~ Also the Goddess of Corn
Proserpine
Title: Goddess of the UnderworldGreek Name: Persephone
Relations: Daughter of Ceres. Wife of Pluto.
~After eating six seeds of an underworld pomegranate, she is forced to stay in the underworld for six months.
Vesta
Title: Goddess of HomeGreek Name: Hestia
Relations: Sister of Jupiter.
~ Goddess of the Hearth, the center of the Roman Home.
~ A quiet, well-behaved Goddess who never joined in fights of the other gods.
~ A protector of the sacred flame, which was supposed to have been brought from Troy to Rome by the Hero Aeneus.
~In Roman homes, everyday during a meal, a small cake was thrown into the fire for Vesta.
Maia
Title: Goddess of GrowthMonth: May
Relations: Mother of Mercury
~ On the first day of may people would go out Maying. This could have been a show of honor to Maia, or the Flower Goddess.
~ We still have the first Monday in May as a Holiday.
~ Flora, the Flower Goddess, are similar Goddesses.
Uranus and Gaia
Titles: Uranus was the God of the Sky, Gaia the Goddess of the Earth.Greek Names: Uranus and Gaia are Greek names.
Relations: Parents of Jupiter.
Solar System: The Planet Uranus.
~ Uranus was a shadow figure right at the start of time. He came before Saturn who came before Jupiter.
~ They were not worshiped by the Romans.
~ After a violent argument, Uranus and Gaia split up, forever separating the Earth and the Sky.